当一个问题或状况未被解决时,可能需要一些新想法。表达 “blue-sky thinking(蓝天思维)” 就比喻这种 “放飞思绪、自由畅想、天马行空的思考过程”。
The problem with the computer system won’t go away. We need some blue-sky thinking to fix this.
计算机系统的问题不会凭空消失。我们需要从不寻常的角度思考,从而解决这个问题。
We need some blue-sky thinking when it comes to our sales as they haven’t improved over the last years.
谈到我们的销售业绩,还需要一些天马行空的想法,因为在过去几年里,销量一直有待提高。
The team looked really stuck on their latest project, so the boss brought in a freelancer for some blue-sky thinking.
看来这个团队确实被最新项目难住了,因此老板请了一位自由职业者来帮忙提一提奇思妙想。